Latest news stories from ELHT

Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust. 

Posted: 27 September 2018
Grateful family donate iPads in memory of beloved husband and father

The family and friends of Burnley man, Tom Macadam, who sadly passed away and had previously benefitted from treatment at BGTH have generously donated to provide new iPads for use by East Lancashire Hospitals’ cancer nurse specialists.

Posted: 26 September 2018
Specialist hospital teams rewarded with ‘Employee of the Month’

The Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU) teams at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital (RBTH) and Burnley General Teaching Hospital (BGTH) have won ‘Employee of the Month’ award for August.

Posted: 25 September 2018
Hospital social care partnership nominated for national award

A scheme to improve support for East Lancashire Hospital patients who may need therapy and social care support upon discharge has been nominated for a prestigious national award.

Posted: 21 September 2018
NICU Receives Generous Donation

Staff from the EG Group visited the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Burnley General Teaching Hospital to see the equipment bought from their recent generous donation of over £60,000.

Posted: 20 September 2018
ELHT&me launches charity partnership with The Willows

Staff at The Willows Pub and Restauant in Guide have chosen hospital charity ELHT&me to become the refurbished restaurant’s official charity partner.

Posted: 20 September 2018
£500 donation to set up Samaritan helpline for all patient phones

Al-khair Foundation, a well-known international charity that assists with many local and national issues, including loneliness and mental health, have donated £500 to local hospital charity ELHT&Me as part of a mental health initiative for patients at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust (ELHT).

Posted: 19 September 2018
East Lancashire Hospitals first in UK to introduce new CT scan technology

Patients requiring potentially life-changing investigations are benefitting from a new, state-of-the-art scanner installed last month at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.